Baroque Music Festival Returns for 45th Season, Honors Past Artistic Director
Burton Karson founded the Corona del Mar festival 45 years ago, and this year’s edition celebrates his legacy. He died in March at 90 years old.
Jessica Peralta
Contributing Writer
A journalist for more than 20 years, Jessica Peralta has worked for news publications, including The Orange County Register and Times OC, as well as lifestyle magazines and websites, including Coast and Parenting OC. She is a writer, editor, website manager and videographer. Her passions in life and work are animals and Halloween, and she contributes to several pets publications as well as runs her own website called HalloweenEveryNight.com.
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Burton Karson founded the Corona del Mar festival 45 years ago, and this year’s edition celebrates his legacy. He died in March at 90 years old.
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